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    Fox News Pays Record Fine Over #MeToo Violations of NYC Human Rights Law

    Under a settlement with New York City, Fox News will not require staffers to enter secret arbitration in new contracts for the next four years. The process kept harassment claims from public view.
    by David Folkenflik Jun 30, 2021 4 minutes
    Outside the Fox News headquarters building in New York City.

    Fox News Media has agreed to pay a record $1 million fine as part of a broader settlement following an investigation by the New York City Commission on Human Rights into patterns of sexual harassment and retribution at the cable news channel.

    For Fox News, the financial penalty is symbolic, as it is believed to make more than $2 billion a year in profits. Yet the figure marks the maximum the commission could levy in the case. The settlement was first reported by the Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove.

    The conditions of the settlement are more consequential: along with specifying training programs and ways for employees to report harassment, Fox News

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